The city of Grand Blanc was formed out of part of the township's survey area.

Originally settled by Chippewa Indians, the township took its name—French for "Great white"—from French traders who arrived before 1800.

Jacob Stevens settled at the survey township center and future city with his family in 1823.

[7] Stony Run post office was formed in the area when it was in Oakland County on June 6, 1934, with Marston W. Richards as the first postmaster.

[8] The oldest unit of government in Genesee County, Grand Blanc Township was organized on March 9, 1833, by the Territory of Michigan.

[9] The township center began to boom in 1864 with the arrival of the railroad[7] (now known as the CSX Saginaw Subdivision).

On June 3, 1878, the Stony Run post office was closed then reopened on December 10, 1878, operating only to October 23, 1879.

[10] In the 1970s, the Grand Blanc city, township and school district formed a joint parks and recreation department under a commission with 2 members from each entity.

After failing to have a quorum at a special meeting on July 1 to address day-to-day operations given the vacancy, supervisor Scott Bennett has used his statutory authority to appointed a deputy supervisor, Police Chief Ron Wiles.

Thread Creek, a tributary of the Flint River, flows from south to north through the township.